Pharmacy college names top teacher

University of Georgia graduate Keith Herist has been named the 2006 Teacher of the Year for the UGA College of Pharmacy.

Herist teaches the second-year pharmacy skills lab and contributes in the third- year pharmacy management class.

Herist's award consists of a $1,000 gift, a permanent $1,000 salary increase and the opportunity to represent the college at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy annual meeting.

Board to set attendance rules

JEFFERSON - Students who will be seniors when East Jackson County Comprehensive High School opens will be allowed to continue at Jackson County Comprehensive High School, even if they live in the attendance zone for the new school.

That's what the Jackson County Board of Education is expected to approve at a meeting Monday.

East Jackson County Comprehensive High School, located near the intersection of Hoods Mill and Waterworks roads in eastern Jackson County, is scheduled to open for the 2007-08 school year.

The school will have grades nine through 12, board members said at a work session Thursday.

Currently, Jackson County Comprehensive High School is the only high school that serves students who live in unincorporated parts of the county.

However, students who will be seniors when East Jackson County Comprehensive High School opens can continue attending Jackson County Comprehensive High School in Jefferson if they choose to do so, Superintendent Andy Byers said.

Students who opt to continue attending Jackson County Comprehensive High School must provide their own transportation.